* Consumer confidence expected to dip in Sept * Goldman expects 2015 sales growth for S&P 500 cos to shrink * Futures up: Dow 36 pts, S&P 7.25 pts, Nasdaq 16.5 pts (Adds quote, updates prices) By Abhiram Nandakumar and Sweta Singh Sept 29 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks looked set to open higher on Tuesday…
* Dow jumps 421 points, biggest pct gain since Dec. 2011 * S&P 500 posts biggest daily pct gain since Jan. 2013 * Tech leads the gain; Oracle up after results * Indexes up: Dow 2.4 pct, S&P 2.4 pct, Nasdaq 2.2 pct (Updates close with further comments, VIX close) By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Dec…
Fri Oct 4, 2013 8:55am EDT * Shutdown enters fourth day, investors watch debt ceiling * Dow, S&P 500 on track for second straight week of losses * Adobe Systems down; hackers stole source code, client data * Futures up: Dow 6 pts, S&P 500 2.7 pts, Nasdaq 4.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher…
Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:49pm EDT By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Gold and wheat rallied on Friday and a few other commodities rose slightly, adding to what was shaping to be the sector’s best quarterly performance in a year when the third quarter closes next week. The…
Tue Sep 3, 2013 8:05am EDT * Obama to seek congressional authorization forSyria action * Verizon falls in premarket, agrees to a deal with Vodafone * Nokia ADRs soar in premarket on deal with Microsoft * Futures up: Dow 105 pts, S&P 13 pts, Nasdaq 22.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures jumped on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama opted…
Fri Jul 5, 2013 8:58am EDT * June payroll report comes in above forecasts * Markets may be volatile with light post-holiday volume * Investors watching situation in Egypt for oil impact * Futures up: Dow 165 points, S&P 18.6 points, Nasdaq 29 points By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures pointed to gains of more than 1 percent…
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON | Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:06am EDT (Reuters) – Consumer prices rose in September as the cost of gasoline surged, posing a threat to consumers’ spending power although inflation pressures look unlikely to derail the Federal Reserve’s ultra-easy policy path. A separate report on Tuesday showed U.S. factory output rose only modestly in…
NEW YORK | Mon Oct 1, 2012 10:24am EDT (Reuters) – The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in September, shaking off three months of weakness as new orders and employment picked up, an industry report showed on Monday. COMMENTS: PETER JANKOVSKIS, CO-CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER AT OAKBROOK INVESTMENTS LLC IN LISLE, ILLINOIS “Numerically that is a pretty small amount…
Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:14pm EDT * US crude ends below $78 amid doubts about EU summit * Copper down too, heads for worst quarter since Q3 2011 * Gold slips 1.6 pct on day on signs of no Europe stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by up…
METALS-Copper ekes out gain ahead of holiday weekend Thu Apr 5, 2012 2:15pm EDT * Copper edges up as market digests Wednesday sell-off * U.S. jobless claims fall to lowest since 2008 * LME copper stockpiles rise in Asia * LME shut Friday, Monday for Easter holidays …